AJ2BP_PJ1A Practical Language 1A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Aaron Marc Collier, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Malášková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Aaron Marc Collier, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2BP_PJ1A/01: Wed 7:00–8:40 učebna 57, Wed 10:40–12:20 učebna 58, A. Collier
AJ2BP_PJ1A/02: Wed 12:30–14:10 učebna 58, Thu 8:50–10:30 budova E - učebna 26, A. Collier
AJ2BP_PJ1A/03: Wed 12:30–14:10 učebna 57, Wed 16:10–17:50 učebna 57, A. Collier
AJ2BP_PJ1A/04: Tue 8:50–10:30 učebna 12, Thu 14:20–16:00 učebna 57, A. Collier
AJ2BP_PJ1A/05: Tue 15:15–16:55 učebna 57, Wed 10:40–12:20 učebna 57, A. Collier
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will develop all four skills, reading, listening, speaking and writing, for better communication. As they are expected to be on the upper-intermediate level, they will work on extending the range and accuracy of the language as well as the register. They will learn to analyze the language for teaching purposes and will be aware of the fact that they have changed their roles - from being the users of the language into being the source of information about the language and language model providers.
Syllabus
  • The students will cover U1-5 from the book Inside Out Upper Intermediate (see Literature below).
Literature
  • KAY, Susan, Vaughan JONES, Philip KERR and Jon HIRD. Inside out. 1st ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2001, 159 s. ISBN 0-333-75760-2. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
  • KERR, Philip. Inside out., [Upper intermediate]., Workbook. 1st publ. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann English language teaching, 2001, 96 s. : il. ISBN 0-333-75761-0. info
  • SPARLING, Don. English or Czenglish? : jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 2. vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 274 stran. ISBN 8004259693. info
  • BOHUSLAVOVÁ, Libuše, Věra JANÍKOVÁ, Jana TÁBORSKÁ and Věra SLÁDKOVÁ. Evropské jazykové portfolio pro dospělé studenty v České republice (European Language Portfolio for adult learners in the Czech Republic). 1st ed. Praha: Scientia,spol.s r.o. pedagogické nakladatelství, Praha 6, 2004, 43 pp. ISBN 80-7183-313-4. info
Assessment methods
Students will have to register for two different seminar groups, for a total of 4 hours every week. The two groups will be with two different teachers.
Since this is a practical course, attendance is expected. The department sets the level of attendance at 80%, so it is suggested that students not miss more than 3 classes.
The general pass mark for this course is 70%.
In order to qualify to sit for the credit test at the end of the semester, students must pass the continuous assessment of their work during the semester. The continuous assessment will be different for each teacher. Students must pass the continuous assessment in both seminar groups.
The continuous assessment will be based on work done in class with the book Inside Out as well as out-of-class assignments. The book English or CzEnglish will also be used in class. There will be quizzes in class that cover both books.
Students are also expected to study the book English Grammar In Use in their own time. That will not be tested until the end of the semester credit test.
If students reach the pass mark in the continuous assessment, they will then sit the credit test.
The credit test will consist of evaluation of the students grammar and vocabulary based on the course book as well as general reading and listening sections.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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